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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lubricate  Speak Example sentences
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[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
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[解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[使溢出,使泛滥,充满,洋溢] flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
lucid  Speak Example sentences
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[表示语音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[线的,成直线的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
mammal  Speak Example sentences
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[打击] striking one object against another sharply
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[表示语音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[家畜,牲畜] any animals kept for use or profit
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[哺乳动物] warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
novice  Speak Example sentences
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[优于,胜过] go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
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[新手] beginner; person new to a field or activity
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[减轻,减缓,中和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
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[匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[借口,托辞] excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[浪费的,大方的] liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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[使溢出,使泛滥,充满,洋溢] flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[线的,成直线的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
oblong  Speak Example sentences
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[家畜,牲畜] any animals kept for use or profit
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[枢轴,中心点,重点] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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[很多的,浪费的] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[长方形的] having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
ominous  Speak Example sentences
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[有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[拙劣的模仿] work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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[柔声地说,喃喃而言] make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
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[家畜,牲畜] any animals kept for use or profit
omit  Speak Example sentences
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[枚举,列举,记数] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
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[悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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[打击] striking one object against another sharply
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[省略,省去,忽略] leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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[夸示,炫耀] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[哺乳动物] warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair